are we there yet? ~ Reddie oneshots

Abuse

Sadness scale: I got teary eyed I think this is a rly good chapter Idk if it is tho so.

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Hope you don't bawl your eyes out :)
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Richie and Eddie had 2 major things in common despite all of their differences.

1. They were both hopelessly in love with each other but wouldn't confess because they were both first timers with love.

2. They were both abused daily.

Eddies was a different type of abuse than Richie's . He was mentally abused. Mental abuse is when his mom would tell him she loved him and then started yelling at him minutes later telling him to take his pills. She would lecture him about losing weight to the point where he hadn't eaten in 3 days most times. She'd call him sick and make him take more pills. Some nights he'd cry himself to sleep.

Richie on the other hand, was a victim of neglectful abuse and sometimes physical. When his parents were calm, they'd act as if he wasn't there. They stopped feeding him when he was 7 leaving him to make his own meals and fend for himself. When his dad got drunk, he'd push him around and laugh as he hit him with Richie's tears in the background. Richie didn't cry in front of the losers though. The losers where the only family he'd ever had.

Some days his neglect would be so bad he'd ramble on for hours and hours on end because of his deep fear that the losers would grow to dislike him and he'd be all alone again.

Some days eddies mental abuse would be so bad he'd apologies to the losers for the smallest things. At first the group kinda teased him and laughed it off. But eventually they realized it was darker then that and they became worried.

Despite Richie and Eddies differences they grew to be good friends always comforting each other in times of need.

Every week it would be one of them to break down in the others arms as the other whispered that everything was going to be alright while petting their hair.

One week in particular they both broke down unexpectedly. Richie had a cut across his cheek from his dad punching him with several rings on. Eddie was exhausted because he hadn't eaten in a while from his mom always nagging and calling him ugly daily and was extremely skinny and malnourished.

Richie and Eddie sobbed that entire day embracing each other and rocking back and forth. Eventually it became night and since both their parents were lunatics, they rang up bill and asked to crash.

"Ay big bill!" Richie said weakly as he opened his door.

"O-oh my gosh y-you guys are i-in pretty bad shape cmon in."

They slept that night sharing a fluffy blanket cuddling and feeling the most comfortable they've been in their lives.

Richie was softly stroking eddies back as Eddie was still crying and muttering how much he wanted to die and how he hated his mom. Richie got teary eyed thinking

I can make him happy, from now on my one and only focus is making Eddie as happy as humanly possible.

From that day one, Richie cheered Eddie up every day telling him funny stories and jokes giving him complements on how he looked. Eddie was the happiest he'd been in a while.

Meanwhile at Richie's house, the abuse grew worse. All Richie's Dad did was yell at Richie and slap him and throw him to the ground.

One night Richie was thrown too hard and his head hit the corner of his table and fell with a thud.

He was rushed to the hospital with stitches and a minor concussion. His dad was arrested for child abuse and got 5 years in jail.

Richie stayed with Bill, and Eddie would hang out with them every day after that.

3 years passed and Richie lived with his neglectful mom while his dad was away in god knows where. One day, eddies mom made Eddie starve for 4 days. (Uh a person can go 3 weeks without food to fight me bitch)

Eddie weakly pounded on Richie's door crying as he fell to riches feet when he opened it. He wasn't in good shape.

Dark circles were around his eyes, his ribs poking out and he was out of breath just from pounding on the door, he was so weak.

Richie took him in stroking his hair and raced to the kitchen after comforting him enough. He grabbed a sandwich and some vitamins telling him to take the vitamins first. He needed some nutrition.

Eddie told Richie he had run away from home and was never going back.

They were lying in Richie's bed that late night, both awake despite how tired they were. Richie looked down at Eddie would was lying in his chest. He really loved him a lot.

"Richie?" Eddie whispered looking at him intently.

"Yeah?" Richie answered back his heart fluttering.

"When we turn 18, do you w-wanna leave this good for nothin place and never come back?"

Richie stroked eddies hair a few more times and nodded

"I'd love that Eddie spaghetti."

"I love you Richie" Eddie replied softly.

"I love you too Eddie."

4 months later they packed their bags stealing Richie's moms car and drove all the way to New York City and had their dream lives they deserved from the start.

Eddie never had a frown on his face and Richie didn't either. Soon after Richie proposed (finally) and Eddie said yes. Eddie hadn't cried for months but that was soiled on their wedding day when Richie said his vows..

"Eddie, you have no idea how much love my heart carries for you.." he started.

"From the first time I met you up until the day I take my last breath I will never stop loving you." He said tears in his eyes

"I-I love you always and forever Eddie Kaspbrak."

His voice finally broke and a smile appeared on his face. Eddie was audibly crying now.

They ended up growing old together and never apart.

Eddie woke up one morning and noticed something was off with Richie and raced him to the hospital.

Turned out, Richie was dying of old age. Eddie looked down at dying Richie Tozier, his familiar aged face that always gave him a smile.. Tears were falling down Eddies face.

"Eddie.." Richie weakly said

"Don't, save your energy Richie" He said crying harder.

"I said I'd never stop loving you until my last breath and that's not true.."

Richie started.

"Because... not matter where I am, I will always be in your heart. I love you Eddie, don't ever forget that."

Eddie was sobbing hard

"I won't Richie, I won't."

Richie's eyes went to a far off place and Eddie knew he'd always love him.